Straight Talk About What Holds Companies Back from Getting Better Sales Results
CEOs, Sales Leaders, and Enablement Professionals: Today, I want to talk about something that may be a bit uncomfortable and may even upset some of you. But the title of this article includes “Straight Talk” so I’m going on the record about things I see that hold companies back from getting better sales results. Buckle […]
Continue readingHow to Resize and Retool Your Sales Force
This is a post I never wanted to write. I originally posted it as a LinkedIn Article in August of 2020 and unfortunately, find it relevant again already in mid-2022. At the time I published it initially, I had hoped the worst of the pandemic-fueled layoffs were behind us. Unfortunately, many company executives still needed […]
Continue readingWhat’s Your Strategy for Sales Talent Development? Part 2
In the first post in this series, I defined Learning, Training, Development, and Education. Learning: Learning is the act of acquiring new knowledge and skills. Training: Training is job-related learning about what, why, and how (and maybe when and where) to do something (or multiple things), to be successful in a specific role. Development: Development […]
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